Finished Prep on Falcarius

[steelhead9]

Here is a photo of the finished prep work I just completed on a falcarius skeleton. The skull and ribs are cast, the rest is all real. It was a long haul and the first large dinosaur I have prepared.

[caldigger]

Great job!  What happened to the original skull and ribs? Too far gone?

[steelhead9]

They were totally absent except for a few tiny fragments.

[aerogrower]

Beautiful very nice work. 

[Fossildude19]

Well done!  

What's next on the plate?

[DenBoy]

Awesome, wonderful work, Great job

[aek]

Nice!

[RJB]

Boy-o-boy!  When you prep something you don't mess around!  That had to be quite the project.  Can I ask how many hours you have into this?  If not that's ok.

 

RB

[Ptychodus04]

Beautiful specimen and a wonderful prep job. I like the pose.

[ynot]

[steelhead9]

2 hours ago, RJB said:

Boy-o-boy!  When you prep something you don't mess around!  That had to be quite the project.  Can I ask how many hours you have into this?  If not that's ok.

 

RB

Thanks RB! All told, about 400 hrs.

[RJB]

400 hours!  Wow!  Detication for sure! 

 

RB

[FossilDudeCO]

very nice display!

Where is this little guy going to live?

[caldigger]

I think it was mentioned that it will be stored at your house Blake. In yo dreams!

[FossilDudeCO]

43 minutes ago, caldigger said:

I think it was mentioned that it will be stored at your house Blake. In yo dreams!

 

Can I at least borrow it one night so when my wife wakes up it is staring at her?

[steelhead9]

10 hours ago, FossilDudeCO said:

very nice display!

Where is this little guy going to live?

This was prepped for a private collector in the US.

[sseth]

Great work.